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In October 2018, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Jim Allison, Ph.D., chair of Immunology, for his discoveries on the biology of T cells, which launched the field of cancer immunotherapy. This new treatment approach, which stimulates the immune system to attack cancer, has saved the lives of many patients with a wide variety of cancer types.
Unfortunately, immunotherapy is not equally effective in all patients...
A cellular identity switch protects a cancer-promoting genetic pathway from targeted therapy, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson...
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has named Giulio Draetta, M.D., Ph. D. as chief scientific officer (CSO), a new position...
Melanoma tumors that have spread to the brain are equipped to thwart immunotherapies and targeted therapies that succeed against tumors growing...
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that a combination of immune checkpoint blockade and targeted...